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On the recordMay 7, 2009
the Supreme Court has really reversed the order. The judiciary is now really in Article 1, if the powers were to be redefined.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter argues that the judiciary has gained more power than Congress.

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